Sweden might be next in line to restrict alcohol marketing online. On 15 January 2018, a white paper on alcohol marketing in digital media was presented to the Swedish government. The white paper proposes a ban on alcohol advertising on social media. Most countries in Europe have some statutory limits to alcohol advertising due to … Read More →
By Riverine Herald January 29, 2018 The Australian Open may be a hit with tennis fans, but it’s not all aces for local parents. A recent poll showed nine out of 10 Australian parents are opposed to the high volume of alcohol advertising children are exposed to during sporting events. While according to the Foundation … Read More →
Diasporian News of Wednesday, 24 January 2018 Source: citifmonline.com A Public Health Lecturer at the University of West London and a consultant on a number of Public Health/Health Promotion projects in Ghana, Dr. Da Costa Aboagye (see photo), has appealed to the Ghanaian media to adhere to the Food and Drug Authority’s (FDA)’s restrictions on … Read More →
Image from the Coopers website Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Ainslie Sartorion: January 22, 2018In: alcohol, child health, gambling, physical activity, public health, Public health and population health, sport With less than a week to go in the Australian Open, it is timely to investigate the public health implications of the event’s sponsorship arrangements. Ainslie … Read More →
15th January ; Dunfermline Press (UK) Gemma Ryder Fife Alcohol Support Service (FASS) say that drinks companies have recognised the potentially huge market in alcohol products for females with figures showing that Britain is the worst country in the western world for heavy drinking among professional women. “Over the Christmas and New Year period, … Read More →
Lithuania has banned alcohol advertising from TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, as part of efforts to reduce alcohol abuse. By Rachel Arthur 12-Jan-2018 – Last updated on 12-Jan-2018 at 11:33 GMT he legal drinking age has also been increased from 18 to 20 years old, and the hours at which alcohol can be … Read More →
Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-11 01:15:53|Editor: Mu Xuequan VILNIUS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — It is shameful that distributors have to tear out or cover whole pages of foreign media publications sold in Lithuania in order to respect new alcohol advertising ban, Lithuania’s president Dalia Grybauskaite said on Wednesday. “I believe this fact is shameful. It reminds of … Read More →
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Questions are being raised as to why the marketing of alcohol is not receiving the same level of attention from regulators as tobacco products are. These viewpoints were expressed as a special committee formed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare held its first meeting last week at the … Read More →
Drinks maker Diageo has removed all of its advertising on Snapchat globally as it looks into how it can avoid potentially targeting people who are under 18 via the image-sharing app. The decision comes as a Snapchat ad for its Captain Morgan rum brand was banned by the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for appealing … Read More →
Their arguments: Millions of Australian children and families watch the AFL, NRL, and cricket; sports which are saturated with alcohol advertising. So much so that it’s becoming impossible to know where the game ends and the alcohol marketing begins. Yet all the evidence shows that exposure to alcohol advertising is associated with young people drinking … Read More →